Washing-machine.



H. HARL WASHING MACHINE.' APPLICATION' man 056.1.191sf 1,287,302. Patented De@.1o,1918.

r stroke, and-to open the ph'ere,`0n the upward stro e Vto admit airto -bend '9; and vertically secured, adjustably, thereto by means of the screwsgl7'is' a head casting 18 having bearings 19 for a .driving shaft 2.0 having a crank 21 connected there- To all lw/wm it may concern i UNITED sTArEs'PnTENT OFFICE.

. HIRAM-` naar, orv sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WASHING-MACHINE.

- Be itf known that I, HIRAM zen. of the United States, residing at St.'y

ing-Machines, 'of whichfthe following' is a specification.

washingmachines and the object of my im'- provements is to construct a machine of the f funnel-plunger type, in which each-funnel has a tubular stal' carrying a check valve whereby to close the yplunger against the escapeof air during a downwardor Working lungento atmosfree the clothes from the Aplunger and to increase the circulation of the waterthrough the clothes.`

A further object of invention 'to -I constructan inexpensive, durable, eflicientI 'and easily operated' machine, whichisadaptl ablefor luse with 'any crdinarytub, without employing fastenin devices for the tub and -to which none of t e machinelelements are attached, so thata number ofytubs maybe successively used without changes to the machine. 1. w

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be made clear hereinafter, my invention conslsts 1n the novel arrange` ment and construction of parts, which will be hereinafter fully, clearly and concisely set forth in my specification, pointed out in my claim and illustrated by the accompanying drawing in which the figure, is an elevation of a machine embodying myinvention, with certain parts broken away and in section, Ato illustrate certain normally concealed details of structure.

Referring by numerals to the drawin 1, designates the base of the machine, whic is provided at its one end with a hinged leaf '2. for the support of a clothes Wring'er 3.

and a releasable brace 4. for securing the leaf at an angle relative to the base, and whereby the leaf may be lowered at times to remove the tub from vthe base.

Centrally from the base' there. arises a pivot 5, which supports. and holds concentricaily with the. base, a fabi@ ,6. which is further supported over the base by a plurality of casters '.7. and uponv which tablethere is placed a' tub or other' vessel ingwhichl the' 1 water and clothing are contained.

Arising from the base at a point opposite4 z. the wringer isa-standard S. HART, a citiabend Louis, in the State ofMissouri,have invent.; y .ed new and useful Improvementsin-Washv.

" pitman 30.

servingas'a guide for a drivenv l Specicationof Letters I atent. Patented Dec. 10, 1918. Application led December 1,1916.V Serial No. 1345342.` i v v' shaft -and the saidcross` pin is a sleeve 12.

whoseinterior is 'non-circular, whereby the My 'invention relates' to improvements in.

sleeve is caused torotate' with the shaft, but

' which will permit' free relative lengthwise 'movements., Carried by the sleeve is a short shaft 13. mounted for. rotation in e'ars 14.'

outstanding from the standard 8. and se- Mounted on 'the' standard 8` above .the

lwith.

whenfthe crank is manipulated the tableand-.tub'carried thereby will be rotated. {Extendmg at right angles to .the supporting stemof the head ,casting is 4a pair ofvlguides 23 through which .the tubular staffs A24 are extended for vertical reciprocation .Arranged between the guides 23 are the i The kthan 2o is fctneaea with the driven fshaft, 1 0,by.means'of a-bevel gear 22 and rods 25 between which'the cross heads 26 A Seculed t0 said staffs .24, whereby the. s'trke may be im arted i to the stalls 24, saidstaffs being held 1n difover the guides 23 is a/ bearing in'which issupported a bevel gea-r 27 which meshes'with a bevel ar 28,`secured to the driving shaft. Rotatab y mounted with the gear 27, is a pair of cra 29, each ofwhich connects with a enoss head 26 byjmeans of a'linkor The crank 21 'is removably secured to dfivingshafuso, that. in the event that other V power is available the machine may be so driven, and .for this ,purpose'I provide a wheel 3 1 which may be employed asa belt wheel for power or as 'a' fly wheel for use' .With. the'crank..

Each of the tubular staffs carries, at its upper,end, a check'valve 32 of any desired orordinary construction arranged to automatically act to admit air to the stall? on the upstroke and to check or prevent the escape of. air on the down stroke.

The numeral 33 designates funnels having tubular extensions 34 which are slipped over the lower ends of the staffs, the staffs having pins 35 therethrough to limit the movement of the funnels in the one direction. The tubular extensions are each provided with a fiange 36, which forms an abutment for the extensile spring 37, the opposing abutment being collar 38 adjustably secured to the staff, so as to provide adjustment for the springs. To prevent leakage of air between the funnel extensions and the staffs, I place packing 39 Within the eXtension surrounding the sta".

The operation of the machine is as follcWs:- .y

Having the machine set v and assuxnin that there is water and clotlges in the tub turn the crank, rotating shaft'20 and the set of bevel gears 22 and also the bevel gear 28.

The rotation of gears 22 rotates shaft 10 and sleeve 12 by means of in 11. Sleeve' 12 rotates shaft 13, which 1n turn operates gear 15. Gear 15 o erates gear 16'-with which it is in mesh an this latter gear operates the table about pivot 5 and thereby revolves the tub or other vessel carried by table 6.

Concomitantly therewith gear 28 which is alsoirevolving operates gear 27 and the paixof cranks 29, which in turn actuate the links 30 and reciprocate the crossheads 26. Cross heads raise and lower the staffs 24, carrying with them the funnel plungers 33. Inthe event of a thick layer of clothing being disposed nnder the funnels so that they are restricted in their course of travel staffs 24.- continue to descend and depress the collars 38 compressing the springs 87. As the plunger 33 strikes the clothing it compresses it and expels the water which displaces the air contained in the funnel. This air is be fed to the wringer, or the water may be removed and a fresh supply added for rinsing or the tub and contents may be totally rc moved from the platform.

Having thus described my invention what I claim asnew therein and desire to secure y by Letters-Patent therefor is- In Vcombination with a rotatable tub-sup port a vertical reciprocable clothes pounding device and a base upon which the vtub support may rotate, a unit comprising a standard, integral means for securing the standard to the base and integral relatively spaced ears, a second unit comprisin an element for securement to said stan ard, bearings for a driving shaft and bearings for a gear for moving the clothes poundin device, means providing relative vertica adjustment of said units, and a4 gear, partially supported by said ears for rotating the tub-support upon a rotation of the driving shaft and .means connected with said last mentioned gear for allowing adjustment of said units.

In testimony whereof I have si ned my name in the presence of two subscri ing wit- IIGSSES.

HIRAM HART.

Witnesses:

ANDREW J. DUGGAN, Lome HEINEMEm. 

